,january ,contents ,,page ,editorial ,notes #e ,,the ,,aster ,by ,lora ,s4 ,la ,mance ,history of the ,aster #f ,the ,modern ,aster #f ,general ,culture of the ,aster #g-aa ,about ,seed1 #g--,time to ,start ,asters1 #h--,preparing an ,aster ,bed1 #h--,mulching and ,watering1 #h--;,insect ,foes of ,asters1 #i--,other ,cultural ,rules1 #aa ,the ,aster as a ,cut ,flower #aa ,leading ,varieties of ,asters #ab1 #ac ,the ,winter ,woods 7,poem7 #ac ,the ,live ,oak 7,poem7 #ac ,information ,box #ad1 #ae ,communications #af1 #cj ,,issued ,,by ,,the ,,mayflower ,,publishing ,,co4 ,,floral ,,park1 ,n4,y4 99 99 99 99 99 ,illustration ,childs' ,giant ,cyclamen4 ,our new strain of ,cyclamen is the finest in the world4 ,enormous flowers1 delicate colors1 superb foliage4 ,each bulb produces scores of flowers at once1 and each flower keeps perfect about two months before fading4 ,as easily grown in a window as a ,geranium4 ,colors range from dark red to white1 delicate blush and pink shades prevailing4 ,often flowers will be spotted4 ,the foliage is very beautiful1 being variegated1 with different shades of green1 and helps to show off the flowers which rise above it1 to a remarkable degree4 ,in fact1 a plant in bloom always looks like a tastily arranged vase of flowers and foliage4 ,we offer bulbs for blooming at once1 and seed which soon makes flowering plants4 ,,bulbs4 ,giant ,white--pure white4 ,giant ,carmine--,bright4 ,giant ,pink--,exquisite shade4 ,giant ,white ,crimson ,eye4 ,bulbs1 #cj;c4 each2 the #d for #a4jj4 ,giant ,mixed--,all colors1 tints and shades1 some being finely spotted4 #be;c4 each2 #e for #a4jj4 ,,seed4--,of above sorts and colors separate or all of them mixed1 at #bj;c4 per pkt42 #c pkts4 for #ej;c4 99 99 99 99 99 ,seeds--,bulbs--,plants--,fruits ,,our #aije ,,catalogue4 #cjth ,anniversary ,edition4 #adh pages1 colored plates and hundreds of superb cuts4 ,,sent ,,free ,,to ,,all ,,who ,,apply4 ,among our great ,novelties and ,specialties are the following3 ,ivy-leaved ,moonflowers1 ,new ,asters1 ,carnations1 ,geraniums1 ,coleus1 ,petunias1 ,verbenas1 ,pansies1 ,primulas1 ,pink and ,yellow ,callas1 ,burbank's ,giant ,amaryllis1 ,caladiums1 ,begonias1 ,gladiolus4 ,dahlias1 ,cannas1 ,lilies1 ,azaleas1 ,midwinter ,chrysanthemums1 ,new ,shrubs1 ,vines and ,rare ,new ,fruits4 ,address at once4 ,,john ,,lewis ,,childs1 ,floral ,park1 ,n4 ,y4 ,illustration 99 99 99 99 99 ,,the ,,mayflower ,,magazine ,sent for #c years for only #cj;c4 together with #aj fine ,flowering ,bulbs ,free4 ,for twenty years ,,the ,,mayflower monthly magazine has been the most popular horticultural publication issued1 going all over the world to hundreds of thousands of subscribers4 ,it is devoted exclusively to the cultivation of ,flowers1 ,plants1 ,fruits1 ,vegetables1 and to gardening and home adornment in general4 ,each issue contains a leading article on some one subject and this subject is treated fully and concisely1 being a perfect treatise4 ,some of the leading articles for next year will be as follows3 ,dahlias1 ,sweet ,peas1 ,nasturtiums1 ,carnations1 ,violets1 ,asters1 etc4 ,besides these leading articles each issue contains many more which while not so lengthy are none the less useful and interesting4 ,each issue also contains two important and useful departments1 namely3 ,the ,information ,box3 ,what our ,readers ,want to ,know1 by ,lora ,s4 ,la ,mance4 ,here requests for information asked by our readers will be answered in a thorough and interesting manner4 ,correspondence3 ,under the heading of each individual state are published interesting and useful letters from our readers1 questions and answers1 etc41 which make this department of great interest and value to every subscriber4 ,most of our articles are finely illustrated1 and all in all ,,the ,,mayflower is the greatest help that any lover of flowers and gardening can have1 keeping one abreast of the times on methods of culture1 new varieties and scores of topics of general 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somehow felt they might be1 and ,i began taking ,swamp-,root1 as above stated4 ,there is such a pleasant taste to ,swamp-,root1 and it goes right to the spot and certainly drives disease out of the system4 ,it has cured me1 and ,i cheerfully recommend it to all sufferers4 ,gratefully yours1 ,,mrs4 ,a4 ,l4 ,,walker1 #ba ,mc,daniel ,st41 ,atlanta1 ,ga4 ,,women suffer untold misery because the nature of their disease is not always correctly understood2 in many cases when doctoring1 they are led to believe that womb trouble or female weakness of some sort is responsible for their ills1 when in fact disordered kidneys are the chief cause of their distressing troubles4 ,perhaps you suffer almost continually with pain in the back1 bearing-down feelings1 headache and utter exhaustion4 ,your poor health makes you nervous1 irritable1 and at times despondent2 but thousands of just such suffering or broken-down women are being restored to health and strength every day by the use of that wonderful discovery1 ,dr4 ,kilmer's ,swamp-,root1 the great kidney1 liver and bladder remedy4 ,why ,swamp-,root ,gives ,strength ,not only does ,swamp-,root bring new life and activity to the kidneys1 the cause of the trouble1 but by strengthening the kidneys it acts as a general tonic and food for the entire constitution4 ,the mild and extraordinary effect of the world-famous kidney and bladder remedy1 ,swamp-,root1 is soon realized4 ,it stands the highest for its wonderful cures of the most distressing cases4 ,a trial will convince anyone--and you may have a sample bottle free by mail4 ,in taking ,dr4 ,kilmer's ,swamp-,root you afford natural help to ,nature1 for ,swamp-,root is the most perfect healer and gentle aid to the kidneys that has been discovered4 ,don't make any mistake1 but remember the name1 ,swamp-,root1 ,dr4 ,kilmer's ,swamp-,root1 and the address1 ,binghamton1 ,n4 ,y41 on every bottle4 ,to ,prove ,what ,,swamp-,,root1 the ,great ,kidney1 ,liver and ,bladder ,remedy ,will do for u,,you_/u1 ,every ,reader of ,the ,mayflower ,may ,have a ,sample ,bottle ,,free by ,mail4 ,,editorial ,,notice--,no matter how many doctors you have tried--no matter how much money you have spent on other medicines1 you really owe it to yourself1 and to your family1 to at least give ,swamp-,root a trial4 ,its strongest friends to-day are those who had almost given up hope of ever becoming well again1 ,so successful is ,swamp-,root in promptly curing even the most distressing cases1 that to prove its wonderful merits you may have a sample bottle and a book of valuable information1 both sent absolutely free by mail4 ,the book contains many of the thousands upon thousands of testimonial letters received from men and women cured4 ,the value and success of ,swamp-,root is so well known that our readers are advised to send for a sample bottle4 ,in writing to ,dr4 ,kilmer ,co41 ,binghamton1 ,n4 ,y41 be sure to say that you read this generous offer in ,,the ,,mayflower4 ,the proprietors of this paper guarantee the genuineness of this offer4 ,if you are already convinced that ,swamp-,root is what you need1 you can purchase the regular fifty-cent and one-dollar size bottles at all drug stores everywhere4 99 99 99 99 99 ,illustration ,,vol4 ,,xxi4 ,,floral ,,park1 ,n4 ,y41 ,,january1 #aije4 ,no4 #a ,,the ,,mayflower1 ,,published ,,monthly ,,at ,,floral ,,park1 ,n4 ,y41 ----,,by---- ,the ,mayflower ,publishing ,co4 ,,john ,,lewis ,,childs1 ,president4 ,subscription ,price1 #ej ,cents for #c years4 ,foreign subscribers must send two shillings extra for postage4 ,devoted to the cultivation of ,flowers and ,plants1 ,gardening and ,home ,adornment in general4 ,copyrighted #aijd by the ,mayflower ,publishing ,company ,entered as ,second ,class ,mail ,matter at ,floral ,park ,p4 ,o41 ,n4 ,y4 ,the principal subject of this issue is ,the ,aster1 by ,lora ,s4 ,la ,mance4 ,read it and preserve the copy4 ,it is worth keeping and you are quite likely to need it for future reference4 ,complete volume of ,,the ,,mayflower for #aijd1 now ready1 price #be;c4 postpaid4 ,any volume from #ahid to #aijd1 inclusive1 #be cts4 each4 ,editorial ,notes ,our ,attractive ,offer for #aije ,we would refer our readers to one of the foregoing pages for complete information regarding our club premiums for #aije4 ,as usual1 we offer a good premium1 7one that is well worth working for17 to the club raiser for every subscriber he or she sends us4 ,here is a chance for all our readers to add materially to their collection of floral treasures1 as it is the simplest thing in the world to go out among one's friends and neighbors and get subscribers to ,,the ,,mayflower4 ,so good a floral magazine1 at only #be;c4 for #c years1 together with #aj beautiful summer blooming bulbs for only #e;c4 extra1 is a proposition that people are likely to accept1 when it is brought to their attention1 especially if they are the least bit interested in flowers or gardening4 ,the ,warbler ,if you are in the least interested in the scientific study of birds and bird protection1 you surely need ,,the ,,warbler magazine1 which we publish at #a4jj per year1 and which is advertised elsewhere in our columns4 ,imitation ,gardenias ,the gardenia flowers now so much favored for wearing are expensive4 ,all the dames beautiful enough to deserve them in profusion1 do not receive them1 perhaps4 ,clever imitations of the sprays are sometimes made up of the large shining leaves of the ,japan ,euonymus and the flowers of the ,double ,poet's ,narcissus1 ,n4 alba plena odorata4 ,unfortunately1 the difference in odor does not lend itself to the illusion4 ,two ,favorite ,bedding ,pansies ,these are ,emperor ,william and ,lord ,beaconsfield4 ,one is light blue and the other yellow1 so that1 en masse1 they are effective at a distance4 ,the rich1 dark1 velvety ,pansies are really more beautiful to look at1 but we must stand close by them or hold them in the hand in order to enjoy them4 ,in photographs the flowers of dark varieties hardly show at all4 ,a good example of the handling of ,pansies for effectiveness is shown in the planting of the six solid beds usually devoted to them in the grounds of ,girard ,college1 ,philadelphia4 ,the beds chosen for them are those that have been planted with ,tulips the autumn beforehand4 ,from seed sown in ,august grow thrifty young plants that are wintered in a cold-frame4 ,as soon as the ,tulips show leaves above ground young ,pansy plants are set between them4 ,when the ,tulip flowers begin to fade the ,pansies are opening their buds1 and when the faded bulb-stems are cut away1 lo6 ,pansy beds in full bloom6 99 99 99 99 99 ,,the ,,aster ,,by ,,lora ,s4 ,,la ,,mance1 ,,mo4 ,history of the ,aster--,the ,modern ,aster--,general ,culture of the ,aster--,about ,seed--,time to ,start ,asters--,preparing an ,aster ,bed--,mulching and ,watering--,insect ,foes of ,asters--,other ,cultural ,rules--,the ,aster as a ,cut ,flower--,leading ,varieties of ,asters4 ,,history ,,of ,,the ,,aster ,starworts or ,aster-like flowers of the ,composit family are found in many parts of the world4 ,in far-off ,china a flower-loving ,catholic missionary noted a showy flower of late summer and early autumn4 ,that was nearly two hundred years ago4 ,the flower was what is botanically known as ,callistephus1 a ,greek term meaning beautiful crown4 ,from a scientific standpoint it was not an ,aster at all1 though closely related to that family4 ,this wild ,daisy-like ,callistephus bore many graceful single flowers about the size of our largest wild ,asters4 ,the flowers consisted of a single row of light bluish-purple ray petals surrounding a golden disk-like center4 ,in #agca the ,jesuit missionary sent seeds of it to ,france4 ,it was liked from the first1 and its early ,french cultivators politely named it ,reine ,marguerite--,queen ,daisy4 ,in due time the plant reached ,england4 ,here it was re-named4 ,in allusion to its origin and to the star-like spread of its bluish petals1 they called it ,china ,aster1 i4e4 ,china ,star4 ,even in our mother's day it was still called the ,china ,aster4 ,it became popular1 especially as it soon sported into different colors4 ,otherwise there was little change in it until a little after #ahdj1 when the first double flowers were produced4 ,from that time its development was something marvelous4 ,french1 ,english1 ,german and ,american hybridizers have vied with each other in bringing out new forms4 ,it must be considered now as one of the few flowers that has all but reached perfection4 ,there are three or four marked types of flowers1 and it would seem impossible in any of these types to add to their beauty of form or to improve their colors1 unless it would be to add a really deep yellow to the list of shades4 ,nor is anything lacking in size or doubleness of bloom4 ,,the ,,modern ,,aster ,our ,asters of to-day range in size from the dwarfs1 #f to #ab inches high1 to half dwarfs1 #ae to #ah inches tall1 and tall sorts1 #bj inches to #b feet in height4 ,there are three leading types of flowers4 7#a7 ,rose-flowered1 shaped and imbricated like a blooded rose1 the outer petals reflexed or rolled back1 and the inner ones slightly recurved4 ,this type of flower is much prized by those who like regularity of petals4 ,they are as perfect as though moulded and shaped out of wax4 7#b7 ,peony-flowered1 large blossoms with incurved petals1 making a globe-shaped flower4 7#c7 ,chrysanthemum-flowered1 with closely arranged1 informal petals1 sometimes curled and feathered to a high degree4 ,beside there are quilled1 ball1 and tassel ,asters1 etc41 modifications or sports of the types mentioned4 ,the ,aster is a showy flower1 and grows well for those who treat it well1 in any climate or country4 ,they come into bloom in late midsummer and last until frost1 one of the scarcest times in the year for really good flowers4 ,it is fine for exhibition at flower shows1 and is useful as a cut flower4 ,for all of these reasons the ,aster would be a standard flower4 ,their great popularity is based1 however1 on two qualifications not mentioned above1 and both of which they possess in a superlative degree4 ,these qualities are great beauty of flower and a wonderful diversity and perfection of coloring4 ,a well grown ,aster is simply magnificent4 ,the ,chrysanthemum is acknowledged to be the queen of autumn4 ,nevertheless more than one unscrupulous florist has palmed off great fluffy white blooms of ,asters as those of ,queen ,chrysanthemum herself4 ,size1 form1 color and substance go to make up a superbly beautiful flower without a trace of coarseness or gaudiness about it4 ,in poetical language their flowers symbolize both bounty and cheerfulness in old age4 ,no one but an artist should attempt to describe an ,aster's colors4 ,there are nearly thirty shades in ,truffaut's ,peony-flowered ,asters4 ,victoria ,asters can be purchased under twenty-four separate colors4 ,other sections show still other shades1 to say nothing of those with white crowns and colored borders1 and those with striped and silver-tipped flowers4 ,illustration3 ,a ,,bed ,,of ,,mixed ,,varieties ,,of ,,asters ,only the drifted snow can compare with the purity of a white ,aster4 ,it has those spotless flowers that bring thoughts of heaven4 ,asters have many blue and lavender tints4 ,none of them are muddy1 or metallic1 or dingy1 as are too many blues and lavenders4 ,they show the blue of a ,june sky1 or the blue of the amethyst1 or the color of the lilac of spring1 together with soft lavenders1 pale blues and deep indigo4 ,sulphur and primrose tints are the nearest yellow1 but in reds they run the gamut from rosy flesh and palest apple-blossom through shell pink1 peach1 rose1 carmine1 scarlet and blood red to deepest crimson4 ,many of the pink shades are exquisitely beautiful4 ,only the pure whites can surpass them4 ,,general ,,culture ,,of ,,the ,,aster ,i would like to say that a six-year old child can raise good ,asters1 and that they will grow in any kind of ground from a clay bank to a sand pit1 or stand any kind of treatment4 ,i can't truthfully say those things1 however1 for my ,lady ,aster is a fastidious dame4 ,she wants plenty to eat and plenty to drink1 and requires her insect foes kept at bay4 ,those who are not willing to do this had better let her alone4 ,james ,vick1 that good old seedsman now gone to his reward1 was an ,aster enthusiast4 ,his experience concisely summed up amounts to this3 ,never let them flag from seed-leaf to time of full bloom4 ,give deep1 rich ground1 plenty of sunshine1 and mulch with coarse manure4 ,stake the tall varieties so as to prevent their blowing over4 ,that's a good rule for those who want everything in a nutshell4 ,it may be summed up in another way4 ,the way to have fine ,asters is to do these six things3 7#a7 ,get the best seed2 7#b7 start in a seasonable time2 7#c7 give rich1 mellow ground2 7#d7 never allow them to parch2 7#e7 keep insects down2 and 7#f7 stake when necessary4 ,sidenote3 ,about ,seed ,there are many kinds of seed that may be home grown year after year and the strain suffer no deterioration4 ,aster seed is not one of these kinds4 ,if they were given high culture so as to bloom their best1 and only a few of the very choicest individual flowers allowed to seed1 they would of course come true from seed year after year4 ,the trouble is that home saving is generally from all the flowers as they run1 culls1 off-colored specimens and all4 ,our best ,asters represent very high breeding indeed4 ,it is well known that highly bred plants quickly run out unless kept at the same high standard4 ,therefore never trust to haphazard seed if you desire first class ,asters4 ,do not depend either upon cheap seed4 ,choose a reliable seed house1 one that takes a pride in keeping the choicest strains of all the leading flowers and has too much regard for its reputation to send out inferior seeds under some high-sounding title4 ,illustration3 ,,dwarf ,,bouquet ,,aster ,sidenote3 ,time to ,start ,asters ,a great many people start ,aster seed in the house or greenhouse as early as ,february4 ,there is not only nothing gained by this--for the ,aster is a late flower and does not come to its best estate before ,august1 start it when you will--but an actual disadvantage4 ,like ,james ,vick1 ,i would emphasize the importance of never letting the plants get a check if the finest flowers are wanted4 ,now the ,aster is not naturally a hothouse plant4 ,it needs in its young stage plenty of fresh air4 ,without it1 or without sufficient light1 or in too warm an atmosphere1 the young ,aster plants become tall and spindling1 or1 as florists express it1 are drawn4 ,a drawn ,aster invariably makes a weak1 sickly plant1 and never bears large or handsome flowers4 ,sow the seed thinly and cover lightly4 ,they should germinate in from #e to #g days4 ,in the middle states the best growers make a practice of sowing the seeds in boxes about the last of ,april or first of ,may4 ,some make a couple of later sowings between that date and the first of ,june1 sowing these in carefully prepared seed-beds in the open ground4 ,this is to keep up a succession of flowers4 ,so many sowings are scarcely necessary now that there are both early and late varieties to be chosen in the first place4 ,the period of first sowing will allow for all1 if kinds that flower at various times are chosen4 ,in the ,southern states a ,june sowing is recommended4 ,a lath frame will keep the plants from parching4 ,late ,asters may be lifted for the house4 ,it is a good plan if one wishes several of them for pot plants to sow seed of them in ,july1 under a lath frame where they will be shaded somewhat and protected from drying winds until up and of some little size4 ,these will come into bloom before the first ,holland bulbs are ready for the window1 and will remain in full beauty for several weeks4 ,an ,august sowing will give late winter and early spring flowers4 ,asters are easily transplanted and should never be allowed to become cramped for room1 or to be grown in the shade of other plants4 ,if carefully done1 an ,aster in almost full bloom can be taken up and replanted without injuring it in the least4 ,so there is no excuse for letting them be crowded in either seed-box or seed-bed4 ,sidenote3 ,preparing an ,aster ,bed ,there is no use trying to get good ,asters from plants in poor ground4 ,they are gross feeders4 ,they dislike sandy soil the most of all4 ,clay ground is better for them than sand1 and loamy soil the best of all4 ,if the soil is sandy1 plant ,asters so as to leave a little depression around each plant4 ,the water will thus sink about them and more moisture be retained4 ,sour1 undrained soils where the water stands should be raised a little above the level of the lawn1 if for ,asters1 so that excess of water may drain off4 ,they like moisture but not stagnant water4 ,whatever the character of the ground1 spade it deep so that it may be mellow1 and make it very rich4 ,if the ground is to be spaded a foot deep1 a #c-;inch layer of rotted manure is about right to dig in4 ,rotted manure does not mean fresh or lumpy manure4 ,it means that the fertilizing element shall have been rotted until ready to drop to pieces4 ,stable manure is too fiery4 ,cow manure over a year old is best4 ,many expert ,aster growers scatter an inch of unleached hardwood ashes over the bed before it is broken up and spade it in with the manure4 ,they claim it both suits the ,aster and helps to keep off root-lice4 ,it is usual to plant tall or half dwarf varieties in the center of the beds1 and use some of the dwarf ,asters for an outside row or border4 ,the tall kinds should stand #aj to #ab inches apart in the row4 ,the dwarf ones about #h inches apart4 ,asters make a sightly bed because of the uniform height of each class and because of their blooming at the same time4 ,sidenote3 ,mulching and ,watering ,hot dry soil quickly spoils ,asters4 ,about ,july mulch them well4 ,two inches of coarse manure spread out well over their roots is the best mulch of all1 as every rain washes nutrition from it down to the roots below4 ,chip dirt1 pine needles1 or grass clippings will do1 or anything else that is light1 yet will let the rains or waterings leach through4 ,no one who has not actually tried it can know of the help a mulch really is to ,asters4 ,i doubt whether first-class flowers can be obtained in dry1 windy countries1 or in hot1 sun-scorched valleys without its aid4 ,asters love the sun1 nevertheless unless their feet are kept cool and moist they inevitably burn and wilt4 ,a mulch keeps the ground cool1 and it keeps it moist also4 ,i know of ,asters that gained the prizes at county fairs that were regularly soaked once a week with the suds from the weekly washing4 ,in most climates a thorough drenching of the ground once a week will promote a luxuriant growth of the plants4 ,there is nothing gained by watering in dry weather unless the ground is mulched4 ,without this protection the ground will bake as hard as a brick and the plants suffer more than if no water had been given4 ,in some sections hot dry winds prevail through ,august and ,september4 ,this is most trying to ,asters4 ,if there is a tank1 or system of water works1 a good sprinkling1 not only to the roots but of the foliage as well1 will revive them wonderfully4 ,use the hose about sunset4 ,by morning the plants will be entirely revived4 ,sidenote3 ,insect ,foes of ,asters ,the red spider and aphis have no special fondness for the ,aster4 ,they get after it when it comes in their way1 as they do anything else4 ,but the ,aster has two implacable enemies that by their ravages have done more to discourage people from growing these plants than all other causes combined4 ,these two foes are blister beetles and root lice4 ,,red ,,spider bothers in hot dry weather4 ,water is their foe4 ,when the familiar thin1 half-dying foliage appears1 grey on the under-side and showing a few fine webs underneath1 there is no mistaking the signs4 ,it is the red spider4 ,if a hose is used in the garden1 turn the water on under a full head1 directing it to the under-side of the leaves where the invisible pests have their colonies4 ,never mind if it does bend the plants by the force of the stream4 ,they can be straightened afterwards4 ,play up and down1 under and all around4 ,if well done1 and the deed repeated a couple of days after1 they will have been killed4 ,if no hose is available1 use a sprinkler1 dashing the water on with all the force possible4 ,,aphis is the common plant louse4 ,some use tobacco stems as a mulch about ,asters instead of manure4 ,tobacco factories and dealers in florist's supplies sell these at low prices1 as it is the refuse material left after manufacturing tobacco for smoking and chewing4 ,where these can be obtained it is a sure preventative not only against aphis but almost any other insect4 ,other remedies for aphis are spraying with a hard stream of water4 ,two or three thorough applications will finish them4 ,kerosene emulsion will kill them4 ,so will insect powder if it has not become stale1 and if used on a still1 calm day when there is no air stirring to revive its suffocated victims4 ,,the ,,blister ,,beetle or aster beetle comes along when the plants are in bloom or in bud4 ,they are half to three-quarters of an inch long1 black with grey stripes down their back4 ,oh6 how they devour all before them6 ,out of the unknown they come1 hordes of them4 ,they tarry but two or three days1 and leave but bare stalks behind them1 every bed1 every flower1 and every leaf eaten off4 ,the remedy is to fight them4 ,when the lytta1 alias blister beetle1 arrives1 prepare to give a warm welcome to him and all of his kind4 ,there are several methods of doing this4 ,any of them must be repeated two or three times a day1 for there seem to be successive waves of the beetles4 ,in a few days the danger is past4 ,my own method is to get a helper1 and1 taking one plant at a time1 knock the beetles off and kill them with a stick4 ,it is a joy to look upon the heaps of slain when all is done4 ,whenever the plant upon which it is is jarred in the slightest1 this beetle falls to the ground exactly as though it were dead4 ,only for a second1 however1 then it runs for dear life4 ,that is why it takes more than one person1 for it's no child's play to kill a score of scampering bugs in a quarter of a minute4 ,illustration3 ,,quilled ,,german ,,aster ,my other half's way is to get a fresh supply of insect powder 7,dalmation1 ,persian1 ,bubach1 etc41 whatever name it may be sold under7 and squirt it thickly over the bugs by the use of one of those #aj-;cent powder guns that all druggists keep4 ,it is effective if the insect powder is fresh4 ,illustration ,other remedies are to put netting over the bed2 to spray the plants with poisoned water1 made by stirring #a teaspoonful of ,paris green into #b gallons of water2 and to use kerosene emulsion4 ,the last is made after this formula3 #a tablespoonful of kerosene beaten up with half a cupful of milk4 ,dilute with #b gallons of water4 ,do not forget that any remedy must be used two or three times a day while the raid is on4 ,,root-,,lice1 ,,blue ,,aphis1 etc41 is one of the most common enemies of the ,aster4 ,when the plants are almost at their best the tops turn a peculiar sickly green1 or they wilt1 or become brown4 ,they die quickly unless something is at once done4 ,pull one up and the roots are found alive with a little insect that looks like a plant louse4 ,insecticides poured on the soil rarely kill the pests4 ,a bed that has been ashed1 or had a mulching of tobacco stems1 as has already been advised1 will have escaped4 ,where the root lice have already commenced1 ,rexford recommends drawing the dirt away until the roots are exposed1 then sifting tobacco dust thickly over them replacing the soil afterwards4 ,others recommend flooding the bed with kerosene emulsion in the same way4 ,while some have success1 others claim failure by either of these methods4 ,here is a way of dealing with root lice1 however1 that is always sure4 ,heat a lot of water4 ,then pull up every affected plant1 shake the dirt off their roots1 and dip them quickly into scalding water4 ,leave them in but a second1 but dip their roots two or three times to make sure every bug gets its dose4 ,pour boiling water into the ground where the ,asters had been4 ,that settles the fate of every root-louse in the ground4 ,as soon as the ground has cooled a little1 plant the ,asters back1 stake them so as to hold them up1 and shade lightly for a day or two4 ,will it not kill the plants8 ,no1 it will not injure them4 ,of course the plants should have been taken up very carefully so as not to break off the roots4 ,the ,aster will stand more in the way of lifting than any other plant ,i know4 ,mature plants may be washed out by the roots in a severe storm1 but if promptly planted again will be all right in a day or two after4 ,i know a lady who had to move some distance in ,august4 ,she had a fine bed of ,asters4 ,she made the ground soaking wet1 then took them every one up1 putting them as close as they would stand in ordinary soap boxes4 ,they never minded the transfer in the least1 and bloomed so handsomely in their boxes as to call forth many compliments4 ,i give these instances to convince doubting ,thomases that pulling up ,asters and scalding the root-lice on them is not so desperate a remedy as it sounds4 ,and it is a sure remedy4 ,sidenote3 ,other ,cultural ,rules ,until it is time to mulch ,asters1 stir the ground1 or hoe the bed once a week4 ,in some climates1 particularly in warm ones1 tall ,asters sometimes take on a tall1 thin growth4 ,these leggy plants are not beautiful1 nor do they bear many flowers4 ,whenever plants show a disposition to run up this way1 pinch out the tops4 ,repeat the pinching two or three times if necessary1 until a disposition to branch shows itself4 ,the tall sorts are the better for a support4 ,otherwise hard winds uproot them4 ,stakes should be used that when driven will be about two-thirds the height of the plants4 ,tie with soft string1 with a sort of a slip-knot so that a half dozen of the main branches have a band supporting them1 yet are not drawn up so hard and tight as to cut into the branch4 ,if a display of ,asters are wanted for a flower show make the ground as wet as mud4 ,then lift each plant with a spade or mattock slowly and skillfully4 ,the roots1 dirt and all1 will come up in a solid mass4 ,pot at once1 before any of the earth is shaken off4 ,they will not wither in the least if kept out of direct sunshine for a few days4 ,if enormous blooms are wanted1 disbud1 leaving but one bud to each tip4 ,trim off the small side branches also1 to throw the strength of the plant into these chosen blooms4 ,most people prefer more flowers and less size4 ,there are generally a few promising late ,asters that are not yet in bloom when frosts come4 ,lift these in the same careful manner for the house4 ,they do not do well in hot rooms4 ,in cool rooms1 not above #fj to #fe degrees by day1 they thrive4 ,they like some sunshine1 but will get along with little of it if they have good light beside4 ,they do finely in halls and bedrooms where the temperature is almost to the frost line at night1 and no fire heat at all during the day4 ,an ,aster will not bloom all winter4 ,its period of bloom is quite long enough1 however1 to make it a welcome guest in the plant window1 and when through blooming it can be thrown away4 ,,the ,,aster ,,as ,a ,,cut ,,flower ,an ,aster is at its very best as a cut flower1 and remains in good condition for two weeks4 ,it comes in the late summer season before ,chrysanthemums are ready and after ,lilies are gone4 ,it is a time of dearth of really fine flowers4 ,florists are growing it more and more for their sales1 and to use in decorations for ,august and ,september weddings and parties4 ,white ,asters are much used for funeral wreaths also4 ,amateurs cannot make up elaborate floral pieces like florists1 and it is not wise to attempt it4 ,but it is well enough for us all to remember that a simple spray of white ,asters in a setting of green ,ferns1 or of lace-like ,asparagus plumosus1 is a gift of remembrance that no loving hand need be ashamed of placing on the coffin of a friend4 ,a loose1 careless nosegay of ,asters1 bright with its pretty pinks and blues1 and a deep crimson one or two to bear its white companions company1 will cheer up a sick friend4 ,always remember the touch of color in flowers for the sick4 ,they need cheer and brightness1 and sunny flowers give them both4 ,illustration3 ,,new ,,rose ,,aster ,the taller ,asters are fine to cut for vases and for pulpit bouquets1 if the longest stems are chosen4 ,use plenty of pretty greenery1 and arrange the flowers so that each stands out airily by itself1 not wedged between its neighbors4 ,asters can be over-crowded in a bouquet until heavy and clumsy looking4 ,it is the one fault to avoid4 ,the remedy is to use more foliage with them1 and to put fewer flowers in the bouquet4 ,enough is better than a surplus in arranging cut-flowers4 ,illustration3 ,,aster ,,as ,a ,,pot ,,plant ,,leading ,,varieties ,,of ,,asters ,,new ,,rose4 ,this has been a standard sort for many years4 ,nearly or quite #b feet in height4 ,handsome flowers of regular form1 imbricated like a rose4 ,many shades4 ,,truffaut',s ,p,,ony-,,flowered4 ,for more than a generation this has been a standard4 ,it is sometimes shown at exhibitions in a fourth of a hundred distinct shades4 ,it is tall1 with a profusion of very large globular flowers4 ,an old but showy variety4 ,,victoria4 ,esteemed by many the very best ,asters in existence4 ,fine for pots1 bedding or flower shows4 ,flowers are three or four inches across1 or even larger1 and these are perfection as to form4 ,there are over a score of shades1 among them colors as rare and as lovely as the cloud tints of sunrise4 ,illustration3 ,,aster ,,shakespeare ,,cocardeau ,,or ,,crown is another old but not superseded sort4 ,the center of the flower is of small quilled petals1 pure white in color4 ,this center is surrounded by a wide ring of flat ray petals of bright color4 #ah inches tall4 ,pretty1 odd and showy1 but by no means as superb a flower as some of the others4 ,,quilled ,,german4 ,another oddity1 of about equal value with the ,crown ,asters4 #b feet high and branching4 ,the flowers are quilled like those of some ,dahlias4 ,,dwarf ,,bouquet4 ,one of the smallest of all4 ,only #f to #h inches tall1 very uniform1 each a pyramid of pretty flowers4 ,about a dozen colors are in this strain4 ,used for edging4 ,,shakespeare4 ,a fine sort for borders4 ,about #f inches tall1 a solid mass of large globular flowers from top to bottom4 ,there are several colors4 ,,snowball4 #aj to #ab inches high1 of a symmetrical habit and bearing exquisitely beautiful flowers of the large ,chrysanthemum type4 ,the color is a pure white4 ,illustration3 ,,truffaut',s ,p,,ony-,,flowered ,,aster ,,vick',s ,,branching ,,asters4 ,the ,vicks have always been famous for their ,asters1 and this is the triumph of their skill4 ,these grow the tallest of all ,asters1 and require more than ordinary space because of their wide branching habit4 ,largely grown by florists4 ,it is a late variety1 and its magnificent1 large and informal flowers are often mistaken for the finest ,japanese ,chrysanthemums4 ,the flowers are of extraordinary size and are long-stemmed4 ,it comes in snowy-white1 pink1 lavender1 crimson1 and purple shades4 ,pure ,white is esteemed the finest of the lot1 with ,daybreak1 a lovely sea-shell pink1 as a close second4 ,daybreak is earlier than the type4 ,,japanese4 ,known also as the ,ostrich ,plume ,asters1 a name which exactly describes them4 ,about #ae inches tall4 ,the curled flowers are of enormous size1 #e to #f inches across4 ,about #aj colors1 some of them most unusual ones4 ,,giant ,,silver-,,tipped4 ,these are of dwarf habit1 but have blossoms of the largest size4 ,these beautiful flowers1 whatever their color1 are tipped silvery white4 ,an exceptional good pot variety4 ,,semple',s ,,marvel4 ,this is another favorite with professional growers4 ,they are #bj inches to #b feet tall1 and of branching habit4 ,this is rather a late ,aster4 ,the flowers are of much substance1 and are perfect in form and rich in color4 ,,comet4 ,the best known of the curly ,chrysanthemum-flowered type4 ,there are two or three strains of this1 varying a little as to habit4 ,they range from #ad inches to #b feet in height1 and bear those large1 loose1 feathered flowers that find so many admirers4 ,the broad outer petals are reflexed4 ,the inner petals are shorter and curve and curl toward the center4 ,these grand flowers come in several beautiful shades4 ,illustration3 ,,aster ,,daybreak 99 99 99 99 99 ,,the ,,winter ,,woods ,how patiently they wait--the bare brown trees ,through winter's sullen gloom1 ,with arms outspread as if in suppliance ,of vanished leaf and bloom6 ,till ,nature's voice shall sound its clarion call ,waking the earth from sleep1 ,these monarchs shorn of all their treasure stand ,in silence long and deep4 ,o learn a lesson from the winter woods6 ,hope on ,o troubled heart6 ,in patience wait6 ,the blessing thou dost need ,god will at last impart6 ,alice ,jean ,cleator1 ,ohio4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,the ,,live ,,oak 7,in the ,south7 ,on the gray outside of the year ,fluttered its leaves of cheer2 ,they reached to my winter window ,and ,i thought that spring was here4 ,they reached out mistily ,when dawn was on the tree1 ,but through the rainy mornings ,how bright they gleamed and clear4 ,when other trees are bare ,oak banners glad the air1 ,and through the ,southern summer ,its branches great and fair4 ,in all their splendid strength1 ,to all their living length1 ,emparadise in shadow ,the meadows everywhere4 ,ethelwyn ,witherald1 ,canada4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,the ,,information ,,box ,what ,our ,readers ,want to ,know ,in this department ,mrs4 ,lora ,s4 ,la ,mance will answer the inquiries of those asking information about plants1 their culture1 etc4 ,the subject of inquiry will be touched upon in a general way1 instead of being made a personal matter1 in order that the information conveyed may be useful and interesting to the greatest number4 ,we will forward to ,mrs4 ,la ,mance for answering such inquiries as our readers may send in4--,editor ,,notice4 ,correspondents will please observe these rules3 ,give with every letter your name1 town and state4 ,they will not be published4 ,if you wish an immediate or personal answer1 enclose stamp for reply4 ,do not ask for greenhouse plans4 ,the space cannot be given4 ,in reporting a failure with anything1 tell what treatment you have given it4 ,,agapanthus4 ,in early housekeeping days1 when as yet ,i was ignorant of the ,a ,b ,c's of floriculture4 ,i bought an ,agapanthus4 ,no pains were taken with it1 but it grew right along and blossomed freely4 ,i was much astonished afterwards to learn that the ,agapanthus is considered an obstinate plant that can neither be coaxed nor driven to bloom4 ,poor ,agapanthus6 ,it has been unjustly censured4 ,be liberal with it in the way of providing a rich potting soil1 and giving plenty of water while it is growing4 ,with autumn1 let it have a taste of adversity4 ,put the pot on a back shelf4 ,keep the earth in the pot decidedly on the dry side1 giving plenty of water when you do water1 but making the intervals between long enough for the soil to dry out well4 ,the plant can even be placed in the cellar to winter1 provided this absolute rest is not unduly prolonged4 ,after three months of inaction give light1 warmth and moisture4 ,agapanthus will at once respond1 and flowers usually follow4 ,,training ,a ,,rubber ,,plant4 ,a tall1 straight stemmed ,rubber tree finds more admirers than branched specimens1 which are more squat in shape4 ,those who like the bush form best can make their ,rubber ,plants branch at any desired height by cutting off the end of the stem4 ,the part cut away may he rooted in heat in damp sand4 ,the best time to cut them is in late winter1 just before the time for spring growth4 ,branches will soon be sent out after the top of the main stem has been cut away4 ,,moles4 ,a lady piquantly relates her trials with an army of moles that she cannot catch1 kill1 or drive away1 although she has tried everything she has ever heard of4 ,it is a bad case when mole traps will not catch1 or corn soaked in ,fowler's solution of arsenic and dropped along their runways will not finish them4 ,in this case ,i can only refer her to other said-to-be cures that other people have tried and have faith in4 ,a dozen witnesses testify that the seeds of ,ricinus 7,castor ,bean17 dropped here and there in their tunnels will make them leave4 ,a ,connecticut lady says a sure remedy is to drop handfuls of salt here and there in their runways4 ,others put ball potash or concentrated lye in their runs but that is cruel1 for it burns wherever it touches4 ,some use sawdust soaked in tar1 or with a stick punch holes here and there along their tunnels and drop in each hole a small quantity of kerosene 7coal oil74 ,these two last substances will kill choice plants if used close to their roots1 so use caution4 ,an ingenious soul1 rightly conceiving that the mole is highly sensitive to smells made a number of stiff pasteboard tubes and put in the center of each a stinking moth-ball4 ,buried in the runways there was a dearth of moles directly4 ,i heartily approve of the mole's judgment in leaving moth-ball-scented premises4 ,i have felt like it myself4 ,,trouble ,,with ,,lilium ,,candidum4 ,some of our friends have had trouble with ,lilium ,candidum4 ,they purchased fine1 large bulbs1 potted them1 and had only leaves for their pains4 ,that was because they were procured too late4 ,they are not nearly so tractable as ,lilium ,harrisii4 ,it is their natural disposition to start to growing early in autumn4 ,if kept dormant beyond this period their flower-buds blast4 ,get them if possible in ,august or the first half of ,september4 ,there is no difficulty in getting them to blossom then4 ,,badly ,,shaped ,,plants4 ,every little while someone asks what to do with a one-sided or badly shaped pot plant4 ,plants1 and particularly pot shrubs1 ought never to be allowed to get in bad shape4 ,it is an easy enough matter to correct a bad or awkward tendency at the first4 ,it is a difficult matter to remedy it later4 ,when a plant begins to grows coxcomby1 or develops a long1 switchy growth1 or twists about in an ugly crook1 begin at once to overcome it4 ,one-sidedness is usually arrested by turning that side away from the light4 ,a crooked1 knotted limb can be straightened by tying to a stout support or trellis1 tying it every two or three inches to take the kinks out4 ,long1 leggy1 or whip-like shoots need the ends pinched off4 ,if done at an early stage no sap will waste4 ,it is old wood that bleeds when the knife is put into it4 ,i always hesitate to advise re-shaping an old specimen if it is so contorted that over half of the old wood must be cut away4 ,it is a great shock to a growing plant to lose half or more of its wood4 ,it sometimes kills it1 particularly if injudiciously watered4 ,if severe cutting is required do it while the pot shrubbery is nearest at rest1 and a little before renewed growth may be expected again4 ,usually this is about the close of mid-winter4 ,such shrubs as ,rubber ,plants1 that bleed profusely1 should have grafting wax or paint daubed on the end of cut branches4 ,if nothing better is at hand paste a jacket of clay over the cut end until the wound can heal4 ,water with much moderation until new growth appears4 ,,spotted ,,calla ,,from ,,seed4 ,spotted ,callas are easily grown from seed if it is sown as soon as ripe4 ,plant out in garden rows like dwarf peas1 and hoe them and keep weeds down4 ,after frost dig the little tubers up and keep in dry sand in the cellar4 ,plant out in the garden the next year4 ,some will bloom the second season1 the rest will require another year4 ,,soil ,,for ,,variegated ,,shrubs4 ,do not manure the ground for golden or variegated leaved shrubs4 ,the color is not as clear where fertilizers are used4 ,very rich ground means a quick1 lush growth4 ,green is the normal color of leaf vegetation4 ,any departure from this rule is an abnormal one4 ,whatever imparts vigor to a plant tends to make it throw off its acquired markings and revert to its original stage4 ,abundant plant food supplies more chlorophyll or green coloring matter to the sap also4 ,,about ,,broad-,,leaved ,,evergreens ,,in ,,winter4 ,a lady asks1 ,is it the summer sun that is harmful to ,rhododendrons1 ,andromedas and ,mahonias1 or is it the winter sun they should be protected from8 ,it is the winter sun4 ,the reason broad-leaved evergreens are such a hard class to bring through the winter in good condition is because the sun shines upon their foliage while it is frozen1 blistering1 and searing it4 ,it is not the winter's cold but the winter's sun that does the mischief4 ,plant all such evergreens on a north slope1 or at the north side of a building where they are protected from a glare of sunshine on their frozen wood and leaves4 ,,snails ,,and ,,slugs4 ,where they are numerous enough to do injury1 get after them4 ,i believe a hand to hand killing is the best remedy for all such pests4 ,they are sluggish and cannot run away from one4 ,they usually take a siesta during the heat of the day under ,pansies or similar low matted plants4 ,some trap them by placing slices of cabbage or raw potato about4 ,others kill all the slugs in a bed1 then make a ring of salt all about it to keep them out4 ,lime dust powdered over the plants helps to keep them away4 ,,worms ,,boring ,,into ,,plants4 ,a couple of cases are reported of worms boring into the stalks of ,asters1 ,dianthus and ,carnations4 ,of course the tops die1 and the damage is great4 ,there is no insecticide that can be used against these canny worms which snugly hide themselves in the plant stalks where not a drop of liquor can reach them4 ,the only remedy is to keep a sharp outlook for affected plants1 cutting away each worm-infested top and burning it4 ,this kills the worm and cuts off future crops of worms4 ,it seems a hard method of ridding the plants of their enemies4 ,however1 the plants branch out again and develop a later crop of flowers4 ,,how ,,annuals ,,run ,,out4 ,last year ,i purchased the very best grade of seeds1 and my flowers were lovely4 ,i saved from these flowers1 expecting a similar treat this year4 ,but my ,pansies1 ,carnations and ,petunias are nothing near as large or as finely marked as they were last year1 and the last two flowers are all single1 not a double one in the lot4 ,what is the cause of this8 ,deterioration in the quality of bloom is what our mothers used to call the running out of plants4 ,there is no mystery about it4 ,it is confined to those favorite flowers that have been highly bred and hybridized4 ,everyone knows highly bred stock1 be it animal or vegetable1 will not stand roughing it4 ,if the flower grower would use the nerve of the seed-grower and pull up every inferior plant or poor flowered one2 if she would keep the ground as clean as a market garden2 if she would allow only the finest flowers to go to seed1 cutting the others off as they fade1 she would have good seed for next year's flowers4 ,petunias are artificially hybridized to get a double strain of seed1 and this the amateur cannot well do4 ,it pays most of us better to buy ,pansy1 ,petunia1 ,carnation and ,ten ,weeks ,stocks seed than to try to save it ourselves4 ,,failure ,,of ,,peonies ,,to ,,bloom4 ,everyone says the ,peony will endure anything1 heat1 cold1 rain or dry weather or any kind of soil4 ,it is true the plant is tenacious of life4 ,it is just as true that it knows when it is not well treated4 ,it evens up matters many times by refusing to bloom4 ,any one of the following reasons may cause it to be barren of bloom4 7#a7 ,poor1 hard ground4 7#b7 ,deep shade1 as when grown under evergreens or behind thick shrubbery4 7#c7 ,spring planting in hot climates1 or 7#d7 clumps allowed to get too dry in droughty summers4 ,,brugmansia4 ,i admire this plant when in bloom4 ,its magnificent ivory trumpets are a grand sight4 ,it is a fine thing for piazza decoration during summer1 and may be grown in a greenhouse or warm plant room in winter4 ,it is not1 however1 suitable for ordinary window culture4 ,it needs good care and freedom from dust1 and moreover chills easily4 ,if placed in the cellar in ,november it will winter there safely4 ,bring up as early as possible in the spring1 water with moderation until new shoots start from the root1 then give abundance of water4 ,,eucharis4 ,this is a beautiful flower worth taking a little pains to grow4 ,it is more often seen in greenhouse than in a window1 as it is easier in the former to secure a warm1 moist1 even temperature4 ,shortly after ,new ,year ,eucharis grow very fast4 ,keep them warm and moist until through flowering when they can be kept ten to fifteen degrees cooler and watered less freely4 ,this gives them the needed semi-rest to enable them to get ready for bloom again4 ,in summer they need plenty of water again4 ,when fall comes keep them pretty dry for the next three months1 supplying only enough water to keep them from losing their leaves4 ,pot them in loam and sand1 with a small quantity of old crumbled manure and leaf loam4 ,a ,,plague ,,of ,,ants4 ,a correspondent has suffered for years from annual raids of ants that literally swarm over everything and everywhere4 ,last year1 says this lady1 they killed ever so many plants1 from ,pansies to trees4 ,all of our outdoor flowers were almost ruined by them4 ,i have tried molasses and ,paris green1 but they only increase in numbers4 ,they are everywhere1 but ,i cannot find their holes or nest4 ,there is no use trying to depend on killing all these ants after they have taken possession4 ,a bushel of pyrethrum powder would not pepper them all or a hogshead of kerosene emulsion last long enough to get them all4 ,they must be killed at the fountain head1 in their nesting places4 ,a few years ago a certain set of our pear trees had their blossoms ruined year after year by hordes of ants4 ,we could not kill them off1 for there were always new ones to take their places4 ,one day we found their nest1 a very large one1 but entirely underground4 ,a speedy and therefore merciful death was decreed for them4 ,big pot1 little pot1 kettle and boiler were filled with water which was brought to the boiling point4 ,we used it1 every day1 on that ant nest4 ,that was #ae years ago1 and there has been no recurrence of the trouble4 ,,holy ,,thistle4 ,some one asks about a curious plant of which no one knows the name4 ,it blooms quickly from seed1 making a plant several feet tall4 ,it has long and wide leaves1 waved along the margins1 and very spiny4 ,along each vein is a wide milk-white band or mottling4 ,the flowers are like a purple thistle4 ,strange how the wheels of time go round4 ,this new 787 plant is so very old that hundreds of years ago it was a common garden ornament4 ,it is ,carduus ,maritima1 a near relative of the common thistle4 ,everyone notices it because of its odd milky splashes1 and it every now and then enjoys a brief popularity again4 ,our superstitious forefathers believed that a drop of the ,virgin ,mary's milk fell on its leaves1 which ever after bore milk-white markings because of it4 ,the old names for it were ,milk ,thistle and ,holy ,thistle4 ,the peasantry used to eat its tops as greens1 and cook the roots in stews4 ,like all thistles this will become a weed if not kept down with a firm hand4 ,,an ,,impossibility4 ,a lady asks us to give a list of the six best ,roses4 ,i acknowledged to stand at the head of the ,rose kind4 ,it can't be done as long as the old adage holds true of ,many men of many kinds1 ,many men of many minds4 ,a correspondent wants a companion ,rose to a ,crimson ,rambler1 which she enthusiastically declares is the grandest ,rose in the world4 ,side by side with her letter is one from an artist4 ,i don't like ,ramblers1 writes he4 ,an artistic ,rose to my mind is like a jewel in a right setting4 ,too many jewels denote vulgarity4 ,every class of ,rose has its enthusiastic devotees4 ,the best ,hybrid ,teas come nearer combining all merits of a ,rose1 and nearer pleasing all standards of taste than any other2 yet any florist will tell you that they are by no means the ,roses most freely purchased4 ,in other words1 no one ,rose suits all4 ,lora ,s4 ,la ,mance1 ,mo4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,correspondence ,,questions ,,and ,,answers ,this department is open to any of our subscribers who may have anything to say that will be of general interest and usefulness4 ,questions may be asked or answered ,,arkansas ,editor ,mayflower3 ,i must tell you of an experience ,i had in transplanting a ,dahlia1 which was in bloom1 the last day of ,july4 ,driving out one warm morning ,i saw a family moving out of a house4 ,seeing a clump of beautiful ,dahlias ,i asked for one4 ,the lady said she did not think ,i could do anything with it1 but ,i knew ,i could try4 ,she took it up with an old tuber attached and two young ones4 ,i put it in a well protected place where it was cool and kept it well watered4 ,it grew and continued to bloom4 ,when taken up in the fall there were three tubers4 ,that was two years ago4 ,i still have some of it now4--,mrs4 ,philetus ,wakefield4 ,,carolina1 ,,north ,,and ,,south ,editor ,mayflower3 ,when the world looks as if it were at the mercy of the wind and cold in winter4 ,sad indeed would be these hopeless days only we know that always1 and always1 it will be spring again4 ,while the flowers are asleep under their blanket of snow we have a period for rest and reflection1 and by thinking over the mistakes in the past we may improve4 ,of all times of the year spring is the season when everything seems to require attention at the same time4 ,house-cleaning1 sewing and gardening crowd upon us1 when the bright days come1 and one of the three is sure to be neglected by the busy women if plans are not made for each work beforehand4 ,let me beg all our flower-loving women not to deny themselves the comfort1 rest and happiness that flowers alone will bring them throughout the long summer days because they feel the time cannot be spared to attend to the planting in early spring4 ,what if the house is left a little disordered while one works in the garden8 ,it can be put to rights after the precious roots and seeds have been placed under ground to begin their work of beauty4 ,we must all sew ,i suppose1 but let us wear the last year shirt waists awhile1 and take the time to plant flowers in the garden or window boxes1 to cheer us when we are compelled to run the machine4 ,by leaving off some of the trimmings1 or doing 99 99 99 99 99 ,,he ,,that ,,works ,,easily1 ,,works ,,successfully4 ,,clean ,,house ,,with ,,sapolio 99 99 99 99 99 ,,the ,,warbler ,,john ,,lewis ,,childs1 ,,editor ,with #aije ,the ,warbler begins a new series which will contain many superb ,colored ,plates of rare eggs such as ,kirtland and ,olive ,warbler1 ,carolina ,paroquot1 ,clark's ,crow1 ,ipswich and ,rufous ,crowned ,sparrow1 ,yellow and ,black ,rail1 ,calaveras ,warbler1 etc4 ,also splendid illustrations of ,birds and ,nests1 and leading articles by well known authorities4 ,published ,quarterly1 #cb ,pages ,cover ,,subscription ,,price #a4jj ,,per ,,year4 ,,single ,,copies #cj;c ,eggs of ,kirtland ,warbler will be figured in first issue 7,jan4 or ,feb47 of the new series4 ,,address ,,the ,,warbler ,,floral ,,park1 ,n4 ,y4 without some things altogether1 the money will be forthcoming to purchase the plants we long for4 ,are they not worth the sacrifice8--,prudence ,plain1 ,so4 ,car4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,connecticut ,editor ,mayflower3 ,a friend of mine has a ,winter ,gem ,rose1 received as a premium with ,,the ,,mayflower three or four years ago4 ,this is put in the garden in summer1 where it grows and blooms all summer4 ,it is potted1 cut back and taken in the house through the winter4 ,it soon grows new branches and blooms nicely here4 ,it is a favorite with the whole family4 ,this same friend has the ,bouquet ,petunias1 also a premium with ,,the ,,mayflower4 ,she has kept the old plant summer and winter1 until this last summer it did not seem to do as well so she took slips4 ,i planted mine in a flower-bed4 ,they come up each year1 some are mixed with some other kinds1 but last summer there were some the same as the original4--,l4 ,n4 ,f4 ,,california ,editor ,mayflower3 ,the ,blue ,palm is one of the very pretty varieties planted upon the choicest lawns4 ,its correct name is ,erythea ,armata1 and it is a native of ,lower ,california1 that part of the country so little known4 ,in the young plants1 the blue bloom is very striking1 and if the ,palm is grown in the sun in sandy soil the bloom will always remain1 but a shaded position and heavy soil destroys that beautiful color4 ,it grows to about forty feet in its wild state1 but does nothing like that in ,southern ,california4 ,it makes however a beautiful growth and adds to the beauty of a lawn1 whether alone or arranged with other varieties4--,georgina ,s4 ,townsend1 ,so4 ,cal4 99 99 99 99 99 ,a ,reliable ,heart ,cure4 ,alice ,a4 ,wetmore1 ,box #fg1 ,norwich1 ,conn41 says if any sufferer from ,heart ,disease will write her she will without charge direct them to the perfect home cure she used4 99 99 99 99 99 ,a ,household ,necessity ,the ,kitchen ,cabinet advertised on page #ai of this paper should be called the ,woman's ,friend4 ,it is only #df inches in length1 #bg inches in width and #fa inches in height1 but in this compact space may be stored #ej lbs4 of flour1 #ej lbs4 of meal1 #ej lbs4 of sugar1 with drawers and shelves for spices1 knives1 forks1 spoons1 pans1 etc41 etc41 in fact a woman may do all her baking and scarcely move out of her tracks4 99 99 99 99 99 ,this ,boy won a #be4jj ,prize selling ,,the ,,saturday ,,evening ,,post ,,you can do the same ,this is the ,champion ,boy of the ,state of ,washington4 ,his name is ,harry ,ireland4 ,the smile on his face is due to the fact that he had in his pocket a check for #be from ,,the ,,saturday ,,evening ,,post4 ,this #be is in addition to the regular commission he receives week after week for selling ,,the ,,post4 ,harry is a hustler4 ,the long strip of paper he holds in his hand is covered with closely written signatures of people who have instructed him to deliver ,,the ,,post for four consecutive weeks4 ,he persuaded several prominent business men to sign at the top of the sheet and their names influenced others to sign until the list became longer than he is tall4 ,this is one of the many ways we have suggested to help boys to sell ,,the ,,post4 ,it makes the work so easy that thousands of boys have taken it up4 ,some are making #aj to #ae a week after school hours4 ,you can start in this business1 at once1 without capital4 ,send us your name and we will forward #aj free copies1 which you can sell at five cents each4 ,this will supply capital for the next week's order4 #cjj ,,in ,,cash ,,to ,,boys ,who ,do ,good ,work ,,each ,,month ,the ,curtis ,publishing ,company1 #bae ,arch ,street1 ,philadelphia 99 99 99 99 99 ,,dakota1 ,,north ,,and ,,south ,editor ,mayflower3 ,i believe the main trouble in growing ,verbenas is in not getting them started early enough4 ,they grow very slowly at first and if they are not good strong plants when set out are almost sure to die4 ,if you get them started late do not think to hurry them by putting them out with the others that grow faster4 ,wait patiently until they are at least an inch and a half high and their quick growth will surprise you4 ,and ,i will say to comfort some one who can not have flowers because the pigs sometimes get out1 that ,i have never seen a pig touch a ,verbena though ,i have lost ,pinks and other flowers growing beside them4 ,there is another flower that grows wild here that covered a quarter of our pasture last fail yet was not touched4 ,the leaves resemble a ,verbena some but are wider and not so thick2 the main stalk is about two feet high when full grown and the branches run like a ,verbena4 ,the flowers are red and yellow mixed and about the size and shape of ,rose ,moss4 ,they last one day and a hollow sphere-shaped seedpod takes their place4 ,can anyone tell me what the name is8--,mrs4 ,nellie ,fitzgerald1 ,so4 ,dak4 ,,florida ,editor ,mayflower3 ,i thought that ,i would write an account of the curious freaks of ,weigelia ,eva ,rathke received from ,floral ,park and transplanted to my grounds two years ago this winter4 ,on the near approach of spring it began to grow rapidly1 and soon bore its first crop of flowers4 ,and such flowers as they were it was a rare treat to behold4 ,their five-petaled corollas1 faultless in form1 and each perhaps an inch and a half in diameter1 were of the darkest and most intense red2 a color that is almost unrivaled by any other1 and which it retains till the last1 is one of its attractions4 ,about a month later it bloomed again1 and kept up a continuous growth1 which did not end till frozen down to the ground in the following ,december1 after it had attained a height of over two feet4 ,so ,i came to the conclusion that being a ,northern shrub1 and full of sap1 it was undoubtedly killed out1 root and branch4 ,the next spring1 when the ground had become well warmed up1 ,i beheld two delicate1 tiny looking sprouts from the root1 which ,i immediately took charge of1 giving them shade and an occasional watering4 ,after awhile their growth became more vigorous2 and after having attained a height of about eighteen inches they formed their terminal buds in early autumn1 and ceased growing4 ,at present both of them are alive along their entire length and all their buds are plump and dormant4 ,i shall make a strong effort to push this shrub when warm weather comes again1 as it looks as though under favorable circumstances it ought to thrive in the ,south4 ,i also believe that ,weigelia ,rosea would likewise be at home here1 as it is a thrifty large growing shrub in the ,north1 and has every appearance of being an iron-clad4--,joshua ,morris4 ,,georgia ,editor ,mayflower3 ,a well-grown ,carnation cannot1 in my opinion1 be surpassed in elegance1 beauty1 or odor1 by any other flower1 yet we scarcely ever see it in perfection4 ,our summers here are too dry and hot for the full development of its beauties1 but the young plants sent me from ,,the ,,mayflower headquarters early this spring have so successfully overcome all difficulties that ,i cannot refrain from telling your readers that ,i think my success was due1 first1 to healthy young plants1 and secondly1 to ordering them early in the season4 ,many years1 for the want of this knowledge1 ,i waited until the time for setting out tender plants in ,may before putting out ,carnations1 and thus deprived them of a season of six weeks well adapted to their growth4 ,as ,carnation plants are almost hardy1 they may1 with safety1 be put out in the open ground in any section of the country as soon as lettuce1 cabbage1 etc41 are planted4 ,of the dozen plants ,i received from ,,the ,,mayflower only one has succumbed to our hot ,southern summer1 and the greater number are at this writing 7,aug4 #g17 growing beautifully4 ,they are planted around the edge of a bed of ,tea ,roses1 and have received no special attention except an occasional pinching out of the terminal shoots to produce a stocky growth4 ,when the roses were mulched with grass clippings at the beginning of summer a layer was placed around the ,carnations1 and when the ,roses are sprinkled with the hose every evening the ,carnations come in for their share of the moisture4 ,a single blossom of ,gen4 ,maceo would amply repay me for all the trouble ,i have taken1 as one flower of this variety remained fresh and bright for over a week4--,a4 ,m4 ,stuart4 99 99 99 99 99 ,deafness ,can ,be ,cured ,i ,have ,made the ,most ,marvelous ,discovery for the ,positive ,cure of ,deafness and ,head ,noises and ,i ,give the ,secret ,free4 ,with ,this ,wonderful1 ,mysterious ,power ,i ,have ,made ,people ,deaf for ,years ,hear the ,tick of a ,watch in a ,few ,minutes4 ,send ,me ,no ,money--,simply ,write ,me ,about ,your ,case and ,i ,send ,you the ,secret by ,return ,mail ,absolutely ,free4 ,illustration3 ,i ,have ,demonstrated ,that ,deafness ,can ,be ,cured--,dr4 ,guy ,clifford ,powell4 ,after years of research along the lines of the deeper scientific mysteries of the occult and invisible of ,nature-forces ,i have found the cause and cure of deafness and head noises1 and ,i have been enabled by this same mysterious knowledge and power to give to many unfortunate and suffering persons perfect hearing again2 and ,i say to those who have thrown away their money on cheap apparatus1 salves1 air-pumps1 washes1 douches and the list of innumerable trash that is offered the public through flaming advertisements1 ,i can and will cure you to stay cured4 ,i ask no money4 ,my treatment method is one that is so simple it can be used in your own home4 ,you can investigate fully1 absolutely free and you pay for it only after you are thoroughly convinced that it will cure you1 as it has others4 ,it seems to make no difference with this marvelous new method how long you have been deaf nor what caused your deafness1 this new treatment will restore your hearing quickly and permanently4 ,no matter how many remedies have failed you--no matter how many doctors have pronounced your case hopeless1 this new magic method of treatment will cure you4 ,i prove this to your entire satisfaction before you pay a cent for it4 ,write to-day and ,i will send you full information absolutely free by return mail4 ,address ,dr4 ,guy ,clifford ,powell1 #aeib ,auditorium ,building1 ,peoria1 ,ill4 ,remember1 send no money--simply your name and address4 ,you will receive an immediate answer and full information by return mail4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,iowa ,editor ,mayflower3 ,my ,cineraria did no good except to keep alive until ,i removed the top soil and put in a mixture of garden soil1 one-fourth well rotted manure1 and one-fourth sand4 ,it is now doing extremely well4 ,i put my ,tuberose in water and it remained there for six or eight hours1 then ,i planted it in earth mixed like that for the ,cineraria4 ,i planted my ,cyclamen in the same kind of soil4 ,both are doing nicely4 ,i lost a number of ,begonia slips by keeping the earth too wet4 ,i now keep the earth moist and ,i have the plants in a cool place1 which seems to be better for them4 ,it takes a long time for a new growth to appeal4 ,my neighbor asked me to care for five of her large ,begonias4 ,the flies and the dust had almost destroyed them4 ,she told me not to give them a shower bath as that would 'cook' the leaves4 ,i did it1 however1 and the ,begonias were doing nicely when she took them home again4 ,i was invited to visit an old fashioned flower garden a few days ago4 ,i did so and found it old1 old fashioned indeed4 ,the flower beds were arranged here and there in the vegetable garden4 ,phlox seemingly four feet high1 ,hibiscus that would certainly measure ten feet around the largest part of the bush1 and a few other plants of the same order4 ,all the bloom was very scattering and very small and quite inferior to what up-to-date flower beds should be4--,ursula4 ,,illinois ,editor ,mayflower3 ,so many advise if but one ,begonia is kept to let it be a ,rubra4 ,well1 a well grown ,rubra in full bloom is a gorgeous sight1 but the ,president ,carnot is more beautiful1 is a more robust and more rapid grower4 ,the foliage is beautiful1 showing a sheen like changeable silk4 ,ours is now in a three-gallon pail1 has four stems1 one #bg inches high from top of bucket1 has five large panicles of bloom1 as large as man's hand1 and has not been without bloom since the #bjth of ,june4 ,one bunch of bloom will hang on in fine condition for six weeks1 if the plant is not disturbed4 ,it is the admiration of all who see it4 ,this specimen was #ab inches high when we placed it in the ,begonia bed the #bbnd1 of ,may4 ,there it grew and grew1 until the first of ,september when it was placed in a pail1 and since then it has grown and blossomed almost like the famous gourd4 ,the soil is old swamp dirt1 with one-fourth wood soot4 ,no insects have ever bothered it4 ,we spray the leaves with warm water to cleanse the lovely foliage and water the plant with very warm water4 ,try this ,begonia1 it is a fine one4--,e4 ,clearwaters4 ,,kansas ,editor ,mayflower3 ,seldom you see anything written about the good old fashioned ,zinnias4 ,how our grandmothers prided themselves on their summer flowers as they called them4 ,then why should we push them off for something new because they have been cultivated so many years4 ,they should be held up as the old songs of long ago are being sung to-day4 ,zinnias are easily grown4 ,make a bed of good rich soil and the last of ,april or the first of ,may plant your seed1 then keep the weeds out1 water in the dry season1 and you will have a nice bed of flowers until frost4 ,they are among the hardiest annual plants raised and any flower lover can raise them with but little care4--,sunflower4 99 99 99 99 99 ,cancer of the ,breast--,how ,mrs4 ,elizabeth ,worley's ,life ,was ,saved4 ,warnock1 ,o41 ,april #bh1 #aijd4 ,dr4 ,d4 ,m4 ,bye ,co41 ,indianapolis1 ,ind4 ,,dear ,,doctors--,i will write you again to let you know ,i am well and doing my own work4 ,there is no sign of the cancer coming back4 ,you have cured me of a cancer that four other cancer doctors told me ,i never could be cured of4 ,may ,god bless you in your good work4 ,if ,i never meet you on this earth ,i hope to meet you in ,heaven4 ,respectfully1 ,,elizabeth ,,worley4 ,all forms of cancer or tumor1 internal or external1 cured by soothing1 balmy oil1 and without pain or disfigurement4 ,no experiment1 but successfully used ten years4 ,write to the home office of the originator for free book4--,,dr4 ,d4 ,m4 ,,bye ,co41 ,drawer #eje1 ,dept1 #hb1 ,indianapolis1 ,ind4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,kentucky ,editor ,mayflower3 ,there are few who think to take up plants for winter garnishing1 yet if one has a pit1 conservatory or greenhouse enough can be raised for any amount of entertaining1 without missing either the time or space4 ,there are two plants suitable for this purpose1 the ,parsley and ,lettuce1 but the ,parsley will be found most valuable and will be much more easily grown than the ,lettuce4 ,the ,parsley is as pretty as it is useful1 and a few sprays of this dropped on a meat platter or on salad dishes adds much to the attractiveness of the table4 ,there are florists who grow this profitably as a greenery for cut flowers1 and when grown in partial shade is quite dainty and pretty enough for this purpose4 ,the ,curled ,lettuce is best for this purpose1 but if kept damp is almost sure to rot4--,laura ,jones4 ,,louisiana ,editor ,mayflower3 ,last winter a lady gave me some cuttings1 among them a piece of green and white striped ,wandering ,jew4 ,i put this cutting in a pot with some hardy plant1 and when the freeze came it was forgotten1 and of course it froze4 ,i dug it up and found one joint green1 so planted it4 ,it soon put out two shoots and it was transplanted to a two-gallon pan of well rotted manure and leaf mold1 given an abundance of water1 and how it did grow6 ,it has covered the pan and hangs down1 many of the vines being over a yard long1--one is #eg inches long4 ,but when it first began to grow some of the shoots were perfectly green1 and all branches from those shoots are green4 ,many other shoots were beautifully striped1 and some nearly white4 ,i also have a fine box full of purple striped ,wandering ,jew1 but ,i prefer the green and white1 for it hangs so much more gracefully4 ,these common plants1 if grown at their best1 are lovely for small stands1 hanging baskets1 or any place where a trailing plant is desirable1 ,i have grown delicate vines in pots very little1 but a ,kenilworth ,ivy ,i have has encouraged me to add others to my gallery garden1 and ,i expect to take great pleasure in training them4--,mrs4 ,l4 ,b4 ,r4 ,,maine ,editor ,mayflower3 ,if any of your readers want something odd and interesting in the way of plants let them try one of your ,little ,monarch ,fern ,balls4 ,i have had rather hard luck with mine4 ,i received the ,fern ,ball about a year ago1 and every member of the family except myself condemned it at once as being no good1 but ,i kept it watered and in a few weeks it began to show signs of life and had several little fronds on it in ,april when we decided to move1 and the ,fern ,ball was left with my other plants for a friend to care for4 ,she kept them all well watered except that1 and when ,i next saw it in ,may it looked a few degrees deader than it did in the first place 7if possible71 but it came to life again and then it got chilled in the fall so it died again apparently2 but now it is starting to grow all over and if nothing new happens to it it will soon be very pretty4 ,i think it has more lives than a cat4--,mrs4 ,f4 ,m4 ,young4 ,,montana ,editor ,mayflower3 ,while visiting the florist's near home this spring ,i watched him at his work repotting ,boston ,ferns and learned something new4 ,they say there's a trick for every trade and ,i now believe it1 for ,i found him putting three and four ,ferns of the same variety into the same pot1 making them all appear as one plant4 ,if professional florists can do so why isn't it good enough to pass along to ambitious amateurs8 ,i have always wanted some ,ferns1 but as we can't always regulate the heat at night and ,i find it necessary to be away from home sometimes in winter1 ,i have decided to wait until ,i have a home in a more congenial clime than this1--not that ,montana is not all right1 but our home1 at present1 is high up in the mountains and winter is both long and severe4 ,however1 when ,i do buy ,ferns ,i shall try and purchase at least three of every kind ,i decide on and pot them together1 and then if in after years they are too crowded ,i can easily repot and divide them at the same time4--,laurel4 ,,maryland ,editor ,mayflower3 ,outside all is snow and ice1 the wind howls and rattles at doors and windows and ,i feel very sure ,jack ,frost is trying to get in to nip my few pretty1 thrifty window plants1 but ,i do not think he will succeed1 for when ,i shut them up at night in tight boxes1 and cover the tops1 ,i do not believe he could reach them though a blizzard raged4 ,i have been looking out at a bed where there are two dozen glass jars showing1 or rather their tops are just sticking out1 for they are well banked with old well rotted cowpen manure and coarse litter thrown over that--and all now covered over with snow1 making little white mounds all over the bed4 ,but ,i know that underneath these mounds are two dozen little ,rose slips--some very choice varieties--and every chance ,i get to peep at them1 which is every chance ,i get to go outside1 they look fresh and green and bid fair promise of much pleasure in the spring and summer when1 if they grow as those ,i raised a year ago under glass jars did1 it will be a marvel to watch them4 ,i think it a far more satisfactory way to raise ,roses than to buy small rooted plants from a florist2 at least1 such has been my experience4--,sister ,belle4 ,,mississippi ,editor ,mayflower3 ,anyone who has never seen the ,giant ,browallia in bloom can never realize how very pretty and bright it is4 ,last summer ,i saw a lovely stand of ,geraniums of various shades and among them was a pot of ,browallia in full bloom4 ,the contrast was fine4 ,i think the shade is very much like that of the hardy ,plumbago ,lady ,lapente1 though ,i've never seen the two together4 ,it is a lovely shade of deep blue4 ,with me it has only one rival among blue flowers and that is ,plumbago ,capense4 ,the latter is a lovely delicate blue while the former is a deep dark blue4 ,i am unbounded in my admiration of both plants4 ,the plants are cheap4 ,i have never seen it only as a pot plant yet ,i believe it would make a most excellent bedding plant4--,mrs4 ,p4 ,l4 ,young4 99 99 99 99 99 ,free ,to ,every ,reader of this ,paper ,the ,editor of this paper knows we are absolutely responsible1 that we will do exactly as we agree1 that there is no catch or strings to this offer1 and that there is not the slightest chance for a single one of his readers to risk the losing of one cent of money in accepting this ,,free proposition or he would not permit us to print this advertisement in his paper4 ,as a special favor to each woman reader of this publication1 for a limited time1 without signed contract1 note1 or any advance payment1 and with packing charges and freight all prepaid by us to her depot1 we will give her ,a ,month's ,free ,use of one of our ,world's ,celebrated #aijj ,ball-,bearing ,washers ,we make this wonderfully fair present of the use of one of our machines to every woman reader of this publication1 either for her own use or for the use of the person who does her washing1 solely as an advertisement for our washers4 ,do not understand1 however1 that we give away the machine4 ,we don't4 ,we give you a whole month's ,,free ,,use in your own home and then take it back1 paying the return freight to our factory1 if you don't want to buy4 ,,but if you do want it--and #ii out of every #ajj do--we will sell it to you on just as liberal a plan as our free use trial offer as all of our ,washers are ,sold on #aijj ,time ,payment ,plan ,payments only #ej ,cents a ,week ,our ,month's ,free ,use ,offer is our fair method of getting our machine into the hands of people who will appreciate the wonderful merits of our ,washers4 ,they sell themselves when once used1 and the reasons for this are found the first time you use one4 #aijj ,washers ,have #ej ,points of ,merit ,here are a few of them--you will find the others when you make the test4 ,our #aijj ,ball-,bearing ,washer is constructed on principles entirely different from any other washing machine on the market4 ,rights and patents are owned and controlled by us exclusively4 ,the clothes when placed in the machine move with it1 and the most delicate fabric cannot be worn or torn4 ,this we guarantee4 ,there is no stirring1 crushing or scrubbing1 ,hot soapy water swashes back and forth through the clothes1 eradicating almost instantly every particle of dirt4 ,we guarantee a wash can be done in the #aijj ,machine in less than half the time required by any other washer4 ,there is no bending1 no hand-car motion1 no turning of a crank worse than a grindstone1 no backache1 no headache1 no standing on tired feet but work easily done by the aid of motor-springs and ball bearings1 sitting in a comfortable position at the side of the machine4 ,understand this advertisement is not to sell you a machine1 but to present you with a month's use of one free4 ,after the end of the month you are to be the judge as to whether you will allow us to take it back from your freight station or not4 ,full particulars regarding this present of a month's use of our ,washer together with full description and price of different styles and sizes of the machines we manufacture will be forwarded at once upon request4 ,upon receipt of your request for these particulars your letter will be assigned a number on our books1 and one of our machines will be reserved for you until we hear that you do not care to take advantage of our free use offer4 ,we can only supply a certain number of these machines on this plan1 and when this number is reserved for people who write us1 it will be impossible for you to secure the use of machine free until our factory catches up with orders1 so you should not delay a minute in answering this advertisement and getting a machine reserved for you4 ,do it at once1 right now1 it will cost you only a stamp or postal2 no other charge or expense possible4 ,address #aijj ,,washer ,,company1 #che ,n4 ,henry ,st41 ,binghamton ,n4 ,y4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,michigan ,editor ,mayflower3 ,in my order to ,floral ,park1 two years ago1 for seeds and plants1 ,i included an order for one of the unique ,acalyphas ,sanderi4 ,i had read somewhere that these plants would prove a disappointment to the amateur1 and must have hot-house culture to develop their beauty1 so of course ,i wanted to try one in my south window4 ,the plant as received was about #e inches high and beginning to blossom4 ,i placed it in good rich soil1 gave it plenty of warmed 7not hot7 water1 and the very warmest1 sunniest corner of the south window1 so screened that the sun's rays were caught and held in the little nook where it stood4 ,i persisted in the warmed water treatment and never let the soil get dry4 ,the lustrous green leaves soon began to appear and at the stem of each leaf a bloom-tassel grew in crimson contrast4 ,i am well pleased with my experience with this plant4--,lillian ,mc,intosh4 ,,minnesota ,editor ,mayflower3 ,i wonder who first advanced that miserable theory that ,begonias should be watered sparingly1 be kept always in the shade and not a drop of water allowed to touch the leaves4 ,no wonder that ,begonias treated in that way drop their leaves and refuse to grow4 ,i have grown a great many varieties--,i have forgotten how many--and ,i find that they all like heat and moisture1 and showering or spraying the leaves is a benefit to them if the sun is not allowed to shine on them while they are wet4 ,while the rough or hairy leaved varieties will not stand hot sunshine they will do much better and be more sure to bloom if they stand where the early morning or late afternoon sun can shine upon them4 ,b4 ,vernon and two or three other varieties will stand as much hot sunshine as ,portulaca if given plenty of water at the roots and an overhead showering every day after the sun is gone1 in dry weather4 ,no ,begonia will do well here on the prairie if bedded out1 and plunging in pot is worse4 ,i don't like earthen pots for them any way--the plants do better in wood or tin4 ,i have a number of pots 787 made from gallon paint kegs2 one keg makes two1 which ,i use for my ,tuberous ,begonias4 ,i use broken bones for drainage1 a mixture of leaf mold and sand for soil1 plant one bulb in a keg1 and after the weather becomes warm ,i place the kegs on a bench which stands in an angle of the house1 said angle being open to the north and east and gets the sun till #aa o'clock4 ,i keep the soil moist and shower the leaves when ,i think they need it4 ,and those plants do grow and bloom1 the foliage is immense1 some of the leaves measuring #h by #ab or #ad inches1 and the blossoms measure from #b to #d inches across4 ,i have counted fifteen such blossoms on one plant at one time4 ,do they do much better than that anywhere8 ,mine are the finest ,i have ever seen4--,h4 ,j4 ,w4 ,,new ,,jersey ,editor ,mayflower3 ,i assisted a few days ago at a tree-moving1 if assisting means standing shivering in the snow watching eight men and four horses try to remove a ,white ,thorn tree 7,cratgus coccinea7 from the frozen ground4 ,the earth had been dug away about three feet each way from the trunk in order to preserve the root-ball intact1 though truth to tell1 one root went too deep and was ruthlessly cut4 ,by means of skids1 a stone-sled1 a jack-chain and much audible exertion1 the tree was finally started on its journey4 ,owing to bad management1 a beautiful ,tulip-tree was sacrificed to open up a road for the royal procession1 but the men thought nothing of that--it was only a tree in the woods4 ,in the yard a great hole was waiting1 with a deep layer of manure in the bottom2 and here1 with more exertion1 the tree was set1 due regard being paid to the points of the compass4 ,it was a low spreading tree and certainly worth the moving1 and held in its branches a trim little nest4 ,but there are no birds in last year's nest--no little bird to say whether or no this small tree will take kindly to its transplanting4 ,so it will be watched with mingled hope and misgiving4--,mrs4 ,m4 ,h4 ,l4 99 99 99 99 99 ,the ,best ,shakespeare ,half ,price if you order ,,now ,a knowledge of ,shakespeare's plays is 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be neighborly and the wind blowing and snow flying as only new hampshire snows do fly1 making necessary constant intercourse with the stove1 to replenish fuel1 as on farms wood is used for that purpose and farmers have no dread of a coal famine4 ,a very large ,de ,lesseps ,begonia is loaded with immense clusters of white waxy flowers2 a ,woodstock ,begonia is brilliant with large panicles of red blossoms1 also ,otto ,hacker and ,wetsteinii well filled with buds4 ,i also have in blossom an ,abutilon and three ,obconica ,primulas4 ,i have six varieties of ,rex ,begonias1 a magnificent boston fern1 and an immense acacia which1 although two years old1 has never blossomed1 though the foliage is lovely2 can any one tell me why8 through the columns of ,,the ,,mayflower1 where we find so much help in plant culture4--,sunie ,mar4 ,,new ,,york ,editor ,mayflower3 ,last spring ,i planted two bunches of the roots of ,rudbeckia or ,golden ,glow4 although it is what some might call a coarse flower yet its color is fine and very showy1 and i know of no plant that blossoms so continuously as the ,golden ,glow1 and it is a plant that never tires of growing and sending out new blossoms from early summer until autumn4 ,they grow to be six feet high and must be staked otherwise the plant will topple over4 ,but the glory of my small flower garden was a bed of ,zinnias as they represented every known color1 and was one blaze of color from midsummer until autumn1 when ,jack ,frost closed the scene4--,mrs4 ,a4 ,c4 ,buck4 ,,oregon ,editor ,mayflower3 ,the best time for pruning ,hybrid ,perpetual ,roses is in ,january or early ,february4 ,select the strong1 well-matured1 young shoots at sufficient distance apart to allow a free circulation of air and cut back to one and one-half to two feet1 leaving from four to five canes4 ,if1 however1 the ,rose is an unusually strong grower it can be left from three to three and one-half feet4 ,even when left this way it will sometimes be found necessary 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the same way4--,mrs4 ,w4 ,j4 ,standlee4 ,,virginia ,editor ,mayflower3 ,what ,emma ,odell says in the ,october issue of the ,mississippi negro is equally true of his brother1 or rather sister1 in ,virginia4 ,poor as this shiftless class usually is1 many a cabin of rude logs nestles amid dainty trailing vines and bright hued blossoms1 well worthy to adorn a far more pretentious mansion4 ,i never knew any member of the colored race here to boast a pit or greenhouse4--doubtless because they can usually beg enough cuttings of tender plants from white neighbors in the spring to fill their tin cans4 ,little care they for flower pots2 any old broken pitcher1 rusty bucket1 water pail or teapot1 it matters not1 so it will hold dirt4 ,it is the plant they are after1 not a pretty pot to hold it4 ,their luck with ,chrysanthemums amounts almost to magic sometimes4 ,they can make almost any plant thrive and blossom1 though seemingly in their daily round of toil they have but scant time to work over 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common ,polypodium shows both the fruited fronds of last year and the lighter green of recent growth4 ,rarest of all is the ,walking ,leaf1 also fruited1 with its long feet reaching nearly across the keg4 ,they will find a foothold1 and so form new plants4 ,the tiny ,asplenium ,trichomanes1 which has never before flourished when transplanted by me1 is sending up fresh fronds1 already fruiting4 ,a few fronds each of the ,buck ,fern and ,cystoptiris or ,bladder ,fern1 with at least three kinds of moss complete the list of ,flowerless ,plants4 ,three little clumps of ,violets are sending out new leaves4 ,there are a few leaves of ,partridge-berry vine1 a yellow ,oxalis1 an ,orchid called ,rattlesnake-,plantain1 having lovely velvety leaves veined with white1 a few sprigs of ,mouse-ear ,chickweed1 and1 last of all1 a leaf of a ,jack-in-the-,pulpit plant1 the corm of which was doubtless hidden among the roots of the ,ferns4 ,so1 while the cold winds are blowing1 snow is yet on the ground1 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from a slip a lady sent me1 but for some reason it does not seem to take root1 but stays just as green as the day it was cut4 ,it may be rooted in a bottle of water4--,ed4 ,i bought1 from a neighbor's little boy1 a package of mixed seed and among them was only one nice flower1 but ,i do not know what it is1 and no one around here knows what it is1 or have ever seen any flower like it before4 ,i planted the seed last year and when the flowers were good size ,i found this plant almost in bloom1 so ,i took it up and planted it over near the house4 ,then before the frost came it had forty blossoms and a lot of buds1 so ,i potted it for the house1 where it bloomed until it froze down while ,i was away from home but ,i had saved some of the seed1 which ,i planted this spring and had sixteen healthy plants4 ,but it seems they are hard to raise for now ,i have one left1 which will soon bloom4 ,the flowers are light pink when they first come out1 but the longer they are bloomed the brighter they get4 ,does any one know what it is8 ,the leaves are smooth and long in shape1 while the stock is a dull red and grows from two to three feet high2 the blooms are something like the ,rambler ,rose but not quite so large4 ,i have been a subscriber only a short time but could not be without ,,the ,,mayflower now2 it has helped me in many ways1 and the cooking recipes are fine4--,mrs4 ,a4 ,e4 ,w4 99 99 99 99 99 ,beautiful ,hair ,no ,longer ,any ,excuse for ,dandruff1 ,falling ,hair1 ,gray ,hair or ,baldness4 ,a ,,trial ,,package ,,mailed ,,free4 ,illustration ,a grand discovery has been made that quickly removes dandruff1 makes hair grow long and beautiful even on heads that have been bald for years1 and at the same time restores it to its natural color4 ,the proprietors will mail to anyone who sends name and address1 a free trial package of the remedy so that all may test it for themselves4 ,as it is a pure vegetable product you need have no hesitancy in using it freely1 as it cannot 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incurable by other oculists3 ,though ,i am #ha years old you cured me of cataracts in three months after ,i had been afflicted for years4--,col4 ,j4 ,o4 ,hudnutt1 ,station ,f41 ,grand ,rapids1 ,mich4 ,at #gj ,i had been practically blind with cataracts for years4 ,you cured me in three months4--,mrs4 ,a4 ,p4 ,rifle1 #gh ,niagara ,st41 ,buffalo1 ,n4 ,y4 ,blind #bj years from cataracts caused by a shell explosion during the civil war cured by you in three months4 ,it's marvelous1--,albert ,j4 ,staley1 ,hynes1 ,cal4 ,i suffered everything with optic nerve paresis and granulated lids for #bb years1 tried everything in vain1 wrote to you as a last resort and was cured in two months4--,mrs4 ,e4 ,i4 ,carter1 ,tenstrike1 ,minn4 ,almost blind for #aj years with cataracts3 cured by the ,oneal ,dissolvent ,method in two months4 ,thank ,god ,i heard of you4--,mrs4 ,h4 ,s4 ,spencer1 ,northport1 ,mich4 ,dr4 ,oneal cured me of glaucoma in two months after ,new ,york oculists had failed to help 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,,foolish to attempt to quench the fires of disease to check its onward spread1 by using a stimulant1 a medicine preparation1 tonic or treatment that depends for its effects upon an artificial stimulant1 either from alcohol or other drugs1 as it is foolish and fool-hardy to pour coal oil upon a fire to quench the flames4 ,you wouldn't be so foolish--you would pity a person who would--yet that is just what you and thousands of others are doing every day that you pour into your stomachs1 that you put into your system1 the drugs1 tonics1 tablets1 powders and compounds1 made to sell1 and to sell only4 ,they only serve to feed the fires1 not to quench them4 ,vitae-,ore4 ,nature's own remedy1 offered on thirty days' trial to every reader of this paper1 is not a compound1 not a drug1 not a stimulant6 ,it is manufactured in a laboratory1 man neither controls nor directs--,nature's ,laboratory--under the supervision of ,,the ,,master ,,chemist--,nature4 ,it was and is intended by her for the stomachs of men1 to cure all the ills of mankind4 ,it does not depend for its power upon a stimulating ingredient--does not build up temporarily1 and then1 when its effects are worn out and off1 leave the system worse off1 more a-fire than before4 ,it builds up a permanent cure by first laying a permanent foundation1 and then adding to it1 building upon it stone after stone1 layer upon layer1 until the structure is complete and the body is delivered over to the owner's possession--firm1 sound and hearty in every muscle1 vein and fiber4 ,it's the way all permanent structures are built2 it's the only right way4 ,produced by the same immutable1 unchangeable1 natural law that produced the human organism itself1 it supplies to that organism those elements which in poor health are lacking1 elements that must be placed and retained in the system if permanent good health is to be enjoyed1 and ,vitae-,ore and ,vitae-,ore only can put and retain them there4 ,if you are sick and ailing1 if you 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writes us1 mentioning ,,the ,,mayflower1 a full-sized ,one ,dollar package of ,,vitae-,,ore1 by mail1 postpaid1 sufficient for one month's treatment1 to be paid for within one month's time after receipt1 if the receiver can truthfully say that its use has done him or her more good than all the drugs and dopes of quacks or good doctors or patent medicines he or she has ever used4 ,read this over again carefully1 and understand that we ask our pay only when it has done you good1 not before4 ,we take all the risk2 you have nothing to lose4 ,if it does not benefit you1 you pay us nothing4 ,vitae-,ore is a natural1 hard1 adamantine rock-like substance--mineral--,ore--mined from the ground like gold and silver1 and requires about twenty years for oxidization4 ,it contains free iron1 free sulphur and magnesium1 and one package will equal in medicinal strength and curative value #hjj gallons of the most powerful efficacious mineral water drunk fresh at the springs4 ,it is a geological 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no one's money whom ,vitae-,ore cannot benefit4 ,you are to be the judge6 ,can anything be more fair8 ,what sensible person1 no matter how prejudiced he or she may be1 who desires a cure and is willing to pay for it1 would hesitate to try ,vitae-,ore on this liberal offer8 ,one package is usually sufficient to cure ordinary cases2 two or three for chronic1 obstinate cases4 ,we mean just what we say in this announcement and will do just as we agree4 ,write to-day for a package at our risk and expense1 giving your age and ailments1 and mention ,,the ,,mayflower1 so we may know that you are entitled to this liberal offer4 ,,not ,a ,,penny ,,unless ,,you ,,are ,,benefited4 ,this offer will challenge the attention and consideration1 and afterwards the gratitude of every living person who desires better health or who suffers pains1 ills1 and diseases which have defied the medical world and grown worse with age4 ,we care not for your skepticism1 but ask only your investigation and at our 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